Description for Chart 3.3
Increase in the last few years in Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia and relative stability in Saskatchewan

The title of the graph is "Chart 3.3 Increase in the last few years in Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia and relative stability in Saskatchewan."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 31 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 20 and ends at 60 with ticks every 5 points.
There are 4 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percentage."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 1983 to 2013.
The title of series 1 is "Manitoba."
The minimum value is 40.7 occurring in 1993 and 1994.
The maximum value is 50 occurring in 2013.
The title of series 2 is "Saskatchewan."
The minimum value is 39.9 occurring in 2005.
The maximum value is 45.4 occurring in 1993.
The title of series 3 is "Alberta."
The minimum value is 32.8 occurring in 2004.
The maximum value is 40.6 occurring in 1989.
The title of series 4 is "British Columbia."
The minimum value is 29.6 occurring in 1987.
The maximum value is 48.4 occurring in 2002.

Data table for chart 3.3
  Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
1983 44.5 44.2 37.0 30.7
1984 42.4 42.9 36.9 30.3
1985 44.8 43.4 36.7 29.7
1986 43.8 44.1 36.9 30.0
1987 45.5 44.4 36.9 29.6
1988 45.6 43.7 38.2 32.7
1989 43.4 42.9 40.6 34.6
1990 42.2 44.1 38.6 36.4
1991 42.3 43.6 36.4 34.9
1992 41.6 43.2 38.1 37.1
1993 40.7 45.4 38.5 39.3
1994 40.7 44.4 38.8 38.9
1995 41.2 43.6 39.3 40.6
1996 42.8 43.0 37.9 43.0
1997 42.5 42.7 36.5 42.7
1998 40.9 41.5 35.3 44.3
1999 42.8 43.4 36.7 46.4
2000 43.3 42.8 37.9 45.6
2001 43.3 40.6 36.0 47.7
2002 43.4 42.1 35.5 48.4
2003 44.0 42.7 33.7 47.4
2004 43.6 41.4 32.8 46.3
2005 43.1 39.9 33.1 44.6
2006 44.3 42.3 35.2 43.5
2007 44.8 42.4 34.9 42.3
2008 45.8 43.5 37.1 40.6
2009 46.4 44.4 38.5 39.4
2010 47.7 44.1 37.9 39.1
2011 48.0 42.8 37.6 41.2
2012 49.0 42.0 39.1 46.3
2013 50.0 42.2 38.8 46.1
Note:
The average hourly earnings and the minimum wage are expressed in 2013 constant dollars, based on the consumer price indexes of each province. For each province, the average hourly earnings used for this ratio are based on the SEPH data on employees paid by the hour in the province.
Sources:
 Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH); Employment and Social Development Canada (for minimum hourly rates by year and by province). The ratios were calculated by dividing the minimum wage for each month and year by the average hourly earnings of the corresponding province.
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